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was pronounced decrease in laying with both pens over that of 

 the first year. Pen No. 4 laid over one-third more eggs than did 

 pen No, 3, and at a season of the year to make tlieir market value 

 nearly 48 per cent, greater. The consumption of food for the 

 same egg production was with both pens of Cochins much 

 greater than with the Leghorns, but with pen No. 4 was nearly 

 23 per cent, greater than with pen No. 3. 



The results accompanying the contrasted rations fed during 

 this trial showed in general the same ditferences that occurred 

 during the first year, only that differences were more pronounced. 



Aside from the primary consideration of the elTect of the con- 

 trasted rations, it is of interest with the data at hand to note the 

 differences between the first and second years' production from 

 the same fowls. The Leghorns having the ground grain laid 

 more eggs during the second year than during tlie first. Rating 

 the eggs laid during the first year at the prices holding for cor- 

 responding periods in the second, the eggs for the second year 

 exceeded those of first in market value by about G.5 per cent. 

 The number was over 8 per cent greater. For pen No. 2 there was 

 a falling off in value of egg production of about 12.7 per cent. 



There was a marked falling off in number of eggs for the second 

 year with both pens of Cochins. The egg production being over 

 20 per cent, lower for the second year. Taking both years to- 

 gether, pen No. 3 was fed at a loss, the value of the product fall- 

 ing considerably short of the cost of food. By considering the 

 poultry value of the hen at the end of the trial there would be a 

 total income exceeding somewhat the total expense for food and 

 growing of pullet, but much less than could have been derived 

 from the sale of the pullet at the market price in the beginning. 

 The showing of pen No. 4, having the whole grain, was consider- 

 ably better than that of No. 3, possibly on account of the greater 

 exercise induced by the necessity of searching for the grain in 

 straw, a matter of decided importance with such an inactive bird 

 as the Cochin. The value" of the product exceeded the cost of 

 food by over 25 per cent during the first year and by less than 

 8 per cent during the second year. Taking into consideration 



